So, the gym is doing something for me after all!

I might not be losing weight, but I am definitely converting fat into muscles! My former regular pants can now be pulled off without unbuttoning/unzipping them. My "new" regular pants are the pair of pants I bought by accident over a year ago. They were hanging in the right size section at Wallyworld and I just grabbed them and bought them with out trying then on. When I did try them on, at home, they wouldn't even go all the way up my thights! And now they fit! I have gone down one pantie size and now can buy hipsters instead of the hideous "granny" panties. I am now using the second row of hooks on my bra instead of the first, and the bra fits better then it ever has! The cups are filled better! No winkles! Also, I do have to say, my new shirts feel a little. . .big, but I when I look at myself in the mirror it appears to be alright.

When I started at the gym, I think their scale weight me in at 210/212? I now weight 205! A couple of days ago I went down to 203.8! So there is a slow effect going on. Personally I think it's because of the rowing machine! I started using it about. . .a month ago? At first I did ten minutes, and then increase each time until I was at 30 minutes. I'm afraid I did start at the highest numbered setting because after all, I am used to picking up 33 pound balls of dough at work. And before I got fired, I was carrying vases around, that greatly varied in weight. Only half of the dial on the rowing machine is numbered, but it has the capacity to be turned all the way around. I'm assuming that it gets harder to do as you turn it, pass the numbers. So I'm starting to slip it pass number 20. The effect has been, a, changing fat into muscle, and b, I can longer wear the full lenghts coat I've had for over 15 years. It barely fits on my shoulders! I move my arms and I can feel the lining snapping  tight on my back! Even although I wore this coat when I weighted 236 pounds, it won't fit around me! I can make the edges touch and that's all. It's my butt!!! It's so big! It's so round! It's so firm! We can also blamed the ellipse machine for that too! Actually I luv my bootie!